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UK’s ‘Moonshot’ mass virus test plan met with skepticism

Health experts on Thursday expressed strong skepticism about the British government’s ambitious plans to carry out millions of coronavirus tests daily in a bid to help

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Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month’s cata

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Vaccine by Nov. 3? Halted study explains just how unlikely

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the NIH, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic

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Literacy Day: Celebrate educators, invest in learning potential

FILE PHOTO-An empty classroom in South Sudan: With 1.4 billion people globally lacking basic literacy skills, the head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday urged all those involved in learning, t

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U.S. Postmaster General under fire again

Some lawmakers are calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's suspension following a Washington Post investigation.The Post reported Sunday that when DeJoy was CEO of New Breed Logistics, he urg

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England tightens virus rules as cases mount

People wearing protective face masks are seen arriving at Waterloo station, the busiest train station in the UK, during the morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in

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HK police swear to bring all lawbreakers to justice

A total of 2,210 people have been prosecuted by the Hong Kong police as of Monday, after widespread unrest that began last June again rippled throughout the city. Out o

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Protests rock U.S. cities on holiday weekend; Jacob Blake speaks out

00:50 Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin last month, spoke out for the first time from his hospital bed as dueling d

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U.S. slow recovery is hampered by 'uncertainty': Fed survey

Dana Inc. assembly technicians wear face masks as they assemble axles for automakers, as the auto industry begins reopening amid the coronavirus outbreak, at the Dana plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.,

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Macron Says Lebanon Ready to Form New Government in 15 Days

Lebanon's political forces on Tuesday affirmed their readiness to announce the composition of the new government no later than in 15 days, French President Emanuel Macr

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Director Zhao Ji: Chinese animation films still have a long way to go

02:02 Chinese animated films have attracted widespread attention in recent years, especially after "Ne Zha" roared into theaters last year. The film about a rebellious, buck-toothed, s

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Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 36 people

Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 3

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Black founders can get tactical advice at Disrupt

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and widespread protests for racial justice, a number of venture capitalists made public statements about wanting to improve diversity in the tech industr

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Samsung will reportedly test remote work program as South Korea copes with new COVID-19 cases

Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin trialing a work-from-home program for some employees next month as South Korea as the country deals with its largest increase in COVID-19 cases since March.

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Clinical trials for pain-free coronavirus vaccine could begin in autumn

Funding of £1.9 million has been provided which will allow the research team to take the vaccine candidate to clinical trials.

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: More countries brace for new phase

Editor's note:This is the 98th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone.The whole world has gone through a "major lockdown" this spring reaching to the point when about h

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U.S. CDC study suggests inmates should have been tested in mass

San Quentin State Prison in California, U.S. /CFP Correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading